moocs for medical education
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An Indian Perspective
Presented By: Saurav Gupta, DK Jain
CDAC Mohali
‘MOOCs for Medical Education’
19 DECEMBER 2014
Medical Education in India
• Shortage of Healthcare professionals in India. Shortage of Faculty in
Medical Colleges.
• Uneven distribution of medical infrastructure, lack of policy reforms
• Non-uniform admission criteria
• Age-old curricula lacking innovation
Hence, the best practices are not shared with everyone.
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Need of MOOCs in Medical Domain
• At present there are 381 medical colleges in India, (source: MCI). Total admission
capacity is 50,078 per year. Limited number of seats at PG level.
• Population Doctor: Patient Ratio
• Quality and Affordability of Medical Education
• Field Healthcare Workers need continuous training about infectious diseases. In
an epidemic situation, it could be time consuming
• Essential for Medical Professional to constantly upgrade their knowledge [CMEs,
CPCs, etc] in a Traditional classroom environment
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Need of MOOCs
A MOOC platform would encourage imparting of quality
medical education from premier tertiary healthcare
delivery institutions
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MOOC is
• NOT just an Online Course
• NOT just a School
• Way to Connect & Collaborate
• Engaging in an Learning process
• Access to ‘widely acclaimed’Professors
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A Case Study
Medical courses missing!
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MOOC is
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For developers
• Edx Platform
• Class2Go
• Open MOOC
• Course Builder
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Implementation
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For HCPs/ students
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Challenges
1. Policy level
• Need of recognition of MOOCs as part of the course curriculum
• Associate ‘CME credits’ with successful MOOCs program
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Challenges
2. Technical • The completion rate is inversely proportional
to the length of the MOOC program
• Low IT literacy amongst healthcare professionals
• Practical/ Lab sessions
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Challenges
§ 3. Implementation level
• Inadequate IT infrastructure for eLearning in Medical
Colleges
• Low Bandwidth [leading to poor quality content]
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Beneficiaries
§ Healthcare Professionals including Doctors and Field
healthcare workers
§ Citizens of India
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